Roosevelt in Virginia on private sightseeing visit
President Roosevelt spent the day near Charlottesville and New Market Virginia on a private citizen tour after lunch with Major and Mrs Brown at Endless Caverns. He planned to return to Washington later, with his party continuing travel toward the capital.
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Winchester
Roosevelt
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
Major
New Market
Shenandoah County
Star
Littleton Hambley
Virginia
Margaret L. Suckley
New York
Winchester Cold Storage Reads Wage Hour Compliance Instructions
Winchester Cold Storage stated it has received guidance from Washington on the wage hour bill and is immediately preparing to comply. Apple Storage reported no instructions yet but expects guidance early next week. Robinson Ice and Cold Storage also said no instructions have been received as of this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Washington
Apple
Saa
Robinson Ice and Cold Storage
Star
Armory Inspection Yields Satisfactory Report
Company I at 116th Toronty underwent an inspection led by Major Raymon Rehmann of the U S Army. The report found the inspection satisfactory in every respect though armory facilities are deemed inadequate and likely to receive low marks in the officer's report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronty
Aoegggl
Raymon Rehmann
U. S. Army
Biography project on General Daniel Morgan underway
An old lady in Winchester learns her son Floyd Flickinger is preparing a biography of General Daniel Morgan. He invites letters or documents about the early American hero. Also note playful lines about fishing spots and a jab about a battleship, urging the Yorks to be at their best next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MA Winchester
Daniel Morgan
Floyd Flickinger
Names Judges For Parade At Apple Blossom Festival
The committee announced judges for the Apple Blossom Festival grand parade April 28. Commercial artistic and junior division judges include Lewis traffic agent for the Pennsylvania railroad Richmond Indiana R Paul Smith Hagerstown Md Frank T Sturtevant Baltimore B and O R R and The Three Art Club of Baltimore Robert Scott Wilmington NC director of safety and insurance of The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Nelson C Rancon Newport News supervisor of drafting at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co Mrs Nelson C Rancorn Hilton Village Va Womans Club chairman of library of science sixth district Va Federation of Woman's Clubs and adviser to the Junior Woman's Club of Hilton Village Ellis L Lovelace Norfolk Va assistant business manager of Norfolk Newspapers Inc Mrs Ellis C Lovelace active in Woman's Civic Clubs John H Powell Suffolk Va clerk of Nansemond county circuit court Military and Band Division Lieut F A Read USN Major Charles Burke Army War College Washington DC Capt E C Goss US Army Winchester VA Chas B Zeigler New York president Gas Utilities of Harrisonburg Concord Gastonia Statesville NC William Keith Washington DC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank T. Sturtevant
Baltimore Woman's City Club
Three Art Club of
Baltimore
Robert Scott
Wilmington
N. C
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Nelson C. Rancorn
Newport News
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Hilton Village
Womans‘ Club
Library of Science
Virginia Federation of Woman's Clubs
Ellis L. Lovelace
Norfolk
Norfolk Newspapers, Inc
Ellis C. Lovelace
John H. Powell
Suffolk
Nansemond County
F. A. Read
U. 8 S.N
Charles Burke
Army War College
Washington
D.C
E. C. Goss
U. S. Army
Winchester
Chas. B. Zeigler
New York
Gas Utilities
Harrisonburg
Concord
N C
Gastonia
N.C
Statesville
William Keith
Washington, D. C
20 Lives Lost In Plane Falls
Paris reports a tragic aviation sequence with four fatal crashes over two days. An army bomber burned and crashed in northern French Morocco, six crew died. a Beauvais night maneuver crash killed five. This morning two heavies collided near Tours during landing, nine killed, leaving twenty total lives lost.
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Paris
France
Yester
French Morocco
Beauvais
Tours
Special Police Jobs Open For Apple Blossom Festival
Applications will be received at the police station for special police during the Apple Blossom Festival on April 26 27. Applicants should prepare for duty under W Hollis and related officials.
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W. Hollis
German 25 Percent Tariff on Goods Takes Effect
Customs officials will impose a 25 percent extra tariff on German goods at dawn tomorrow in response to the Czech Slovakia seizure. The levy targets items such as cameras and scientific instruments, with exact subsidy amounts to be adjusted after expert review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
Germany
United States
Netherlands
Reich
New York
President May Act On Coal Strike To End Idle Miners
White House weighs a mediation board or direct presidential action to end the contract dispute that has left 338,000 soft coal miners idle since March 30. Appalachian bituminous negotiators meet again. anthracite talks adjourned until Monday as coal prices rise and fuel shortages\ndraw White House focus. The three week shutdown may affect up to 500,000 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Roosevelt
Appalachian
White House
LaGuardia
Rouss Fire Company Announces Parade Uniforms
Rouss Fire Company will issue uniforms for the Fire men's Festival Parade Monday at 7:30 p.m. April. H. J. Floyd, chairman of the Uniform Committee, directs plans for distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rouss Fire Company
Rainy weather expected in Middle Atlantic week forecast
Weather Bureau outlook for April 24 to 29 shows showers early week and again around Thursday. Temperatures rise at start of week with those near normal levels overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Nor
Showdown on Neutrality Faces Senate Next Week
Washington April 22 Administration leaders moved toward a showdown on neutrality policy. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will end hearings next week and begin considering about six bills to amend or repeal the present act. Chairman Pittman announced that Hugh S. Johnson would testify Monday as debate over cash and carry provisions intensifies.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Pittman
D-New
Hugh S. Johnson
NRA
Hitler
Roosevelt
Borah
Republican Committee
Devaluation power faces Senate fight and expiration
A Glass led coalition drafts strategy to block extending the presidents power to devalue the dollar’s gold content. The House extended the authority to June 30 1942 along with a 2 billion stabilization fund and silver purchases. Republicans charged the extension, voting 225 to 158 against.
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Washington
Glass
D-Va
Senate Republians
House
Treasury
Congress
House Republicans
Roosevelt
Senate Banking
Wagner
D-Ny
Banking Committee
Benes Predicts Decisive Democratic Victory in Europe
Durham, April 22. Dr Eduard Benes former president of Czechoslovakia told Duke University's centennial audience that democracy will inevitably triumph in Europe. He warned postwar reactions led by authoritarian regimes threaten democratic gains and cited economic and financial weaknesses as signs of impending collapse.
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Durham
N. C
Eduard Benes
Czechoslovakia
Europe
Benes
Duke University
Lois Beauty Shop Opens in Town
Lois Beauty Shop is now open and ready for customers. Contact at phone number 662 for appointments and inquiries.
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Lois Beauty Shop
Garbage collection schedule notice rearranged for festival
A local notice explains garbage normally collected on Tuesday and Wednesday will be collected on Tuesday while garbage normally collected on Thursday and Friday will be collected on Wednesday due to a festival.
Defense Secrets Will Be Guarded
Officials said Secretary Woodring sought authority to enlarge the general staff from 88 to 102 officers and place a general in charge of the army's reporting and counter espionage service. Roosevelt administration steps boost military intelligence funding after a spike in espionage cases from 35 per year (1932–37 average) to 634 in 1938, as J Edgar Hoover reports to Congress.
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Woodring
Congress
Army
Speaker Bankhead
Roosevelt
Senate
House
J. Edgar Hoover
G-men
Garners Visit Byrds for Genevieve Garner Festival
Mrs. John Nance Garner and Mrs. Tully C. Garner travel to Virginia to visit Sen. and Mrs. Harry F. Byrd at Rosemont near Berryville. They attend a Friday luncheon hosted by Mrs. H Clay deGrange and will join festival dances with Genevieve Garner—granddaughter of the Garners—as guest of honor.
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John Nance Garner
Tully cC. Garner
United States
Harry F. Byrd
Rosemont
Berryville
Tully C. Garner
Flickinger Plans a Definitive Biography of General Morgan
Floyd Flickinger retired Yorktown Colonial National Historical Park superintendent announces he is writing a 400 to 500 page biography of General Daniel Morgan. The project began about twelve years ago but paused due to duties. He now researches in Winchester with access to county clerk records and libraries, finding hundreds of Morgan letters.
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Floyd Flickinger
Colonial National Historical Park
Yorktown
Daniel Morgan
Flickinger
Morgan
National Historical Park
Winchester
S. L. Flickinger
C. Brannon
Virginia
State Library
Frederick County
Flickin
New Troop Of Scouts Formed By First Baptist Church
Dan O. Henry announces a new Boy Scouts troop formed by the First Baptist Church. Sam Preston chairs the committee with E. T. Clark J. K. Wheeler R. G. Hengeveld D. W. Naff Jr. and J. W. Morrow. E. Maurice Grim is Scoutmaster with Charles Ritter as assistant. Eight boys listed attend and the group subscribes to Boy’s Life. Meetings will be Mondays at the church with non Baptists welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Dan O. Henry
Sam Preston
E. T. Clark
J. K. Wheeler
R. G. Hengeveld
D. W. Naff, Jr
J. W. Morrow
E. Maurice Grim
Charles Ritter
Morris Cather
Edward Clark
Dick Engle
Carroll W. Morrow
Raymond D. Saxe, Jr
Robert W. Smalley
Roy F. Unger
Boy’s Life
Firemen Announce Route for Apple Blossom Parade
The parade route for the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival first night on April 27 28 was announced by parade committee chair Marvin Weaver. The procession forms on Cameron Street travels to Baker then Loudoun Gerrard and Handley School with a three motorcycle escort and two police cars.
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Shenandoah
Marvin Weaver
H. J. Flo
Cameron Street
Cameron
Baker
Loudoun
Gerrard
Handley School
C. R. Anderson
Bright
Richmond
Scully
Pittsburgh
Allegany County
Oth
Handley Stadium hosts first annual invitation track meet leaders
Handley Stadium hosts five event standings in the inaugural meet with Lincoln leading at 25 points, Martinsburg fifth with 52 points, and teams Lincoln Fredericksburg Culpeper Martinsburg Charles Town Hedgesville Bunker Hill Woodstock competing. Event results include Snyder winning the 880 yards, Yeakle pole vault at 9 ft 8 in, Warner and English top finishes in sprints and discus. Sponsored by Winchester Lions Rotary and Kiwanis clubs.
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Handley Stadium
Lincoln
Fredericksburg
Culpeper
Martinsburg
Charles Town
Hedgesville
Bunker Hill
Woodstock
Snyder
HHS
Stewart
Kershner
Simpson
Yeakle
Newcome
Weedon
Warner
Fray
Smith
Ryan
Alphers
Dunlap
Taylor
Engals
Anderson
Fore
The
Lions, Rotary and
Kiwanis Clubs of
Winchester
Pageant and Parade Seats Go Up For Sale
James D. Shockey announced sale of pageant and parade seats starting Monday. Tickets available at festival headquarters Washington Hotel Southern Jack Hotel and the Young Men's Sport Shop. Handley stadium holds 800 reserved and 1200 general admission seats with early purchase advised for reserved seats. General admission sold at the stadium before coronation on day one and before the pageant on day two morning.
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James D. Shockey
Handley Stadium
Festival
Washington Hotel
Southern
Jack Hotel
Young Men’s Sport Shop
Shockey
Festival Program Again This Evening
Six Winchester residents will appear on the William Hahn Company radio program on station WRC in Washington D C this evening at 30 o clock. They will discuss the 1939 Apple Blossom Festival with questions by WRC announcer Gordon Hittemark. The script was prepared by Harwood Martin Hahn Shoe Company sales manager.
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Winchester
William Hahn Company
WRC
Washington, D. C
Shirley Williams
Allison Cooper
Mary Lois Bean
Tom Baldridge
Ridgely White
Clarke Cooper
Gordon Hittemark
Hahn
Hahn Shoe Company
Harwood Martin
No Hitler Spy Dies After Climbing Tree
Karl Karlson, 33, an Easton farmhand, died in Bridgeport hospital after a suicide attempt while stranded 60 feet up a maple tree. He shouted I am no Hitler spy as rescuers worked for hours to free him before he stabbed himself and leaped.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Karl Karlson
Easton
Tree Top
Karlson
Special Meeting for South End Hose Company April 24
Special meeting of the South End Hose Company is set for Monday April 24 All members are requested to attend. J P Sheetz Captain. 4 22 1p 21
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South End Hose Company
J. P. Sheetz
Elm Spring opens under new management
Elm Spring 144 miles east of Stephens City announces new management. Dine and dance at the venue run by Joe McCarty. Local patrons invited to visit and enjoy meals and dancing in the refurbished establishment.
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Mi. E. Stephens City
Joe McCarty
Europe rejects Nazi menace claims in Roosevelt probe
Associated Press reports most small European nations told Germany they did not fear aggression. Responses to questions on security and Roosevelt’s pledge varied, with Romania noting insecurity while Austria and other neighbors largely denied feeling menaced.
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Associated Press
Europe
Germany
Roosevelt
Romania
London
France
Poland
Hitler
Mussolini
M Hitler
Berlin
Switzerland
Lithuania
Jas Erko
Finland
Belgium
Britain
Netherlands
Sweden
Denmark
Norway
Oslo
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Hungary
Draws Fine For Unlicensed Dogs
Berryville Virginia April 22 Three unlicensed dogs cost A H Hockman $18.25 in the Trial Court this morning He must buy licenses for his dogs at $7 and pay the license cost plus $4.25 in costs Justice Kackley said
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Berryville
A. H. Hockman
Clarke Countian
Middletown
Hockman
Justice Kackley
Bank's Patrons Will Get More Than They Had
Oakland Md April 22 John H Hoffman receiver for the old Garrett National Bank announced he had finished liquidating the bank assets and each depositor had received 107.66 for every 100 in the bank when it closed in 1933. He said this was one of the few cases where depositors received more than their accounts called for. The five and a half year liquidation yielded more cash than shown available.
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Oakland Md
John H. Hoffman
Garrett National Bank
Hoffman
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